Robert Reed – Page 13

Former Apple CEO Steve Jobs, left, took leaves of absence when he was suffering from pancreatic cancer; CME Group CEO Terry Duffy is recovering from a collapsed lung.

When the boss gets sick, companies can’t run and hide

May 23, 2019 at 3:36 p.m.

Terry Duffy, the CEO of the publicly traded CME Group, is recovering from a serious illness and is expected to be back on the job in a few weeks. That's...

Cut outs of Rauner campaign donor Ken Griffin, Gov. Bruce Rauner, and Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan are held up as marchers and activists begin a two-week, 200-mile march from Chicago to Springfield as they rally for a state budget that works, Monday, May 15, 2017. The marchers rallied outside the Thompson Center before heading toward the Board of Trade building.

Business leaders to Rauner, Madigan: Fix this ‘unprecedented fiscal crisis’

May 23, 2019 at 3:36 p.m.

A group of influential Chicago-area business leaders — folks not known for being alarmist or imprudent — is slapping a warning label on Illinois. They're rightfully predicting unprecedented calamity and...

Laptops are popular accessories for both business and leisure flyers, but a possible trans-Alantic flight ban on passengers bringing large electronic devices as carry-ons might not be as much of a problem as some airline groups fear.

Flying without your laptop? Don’t worry. It can be done

May 23, 2019 at 3:36 p.m.

The list of air travel restrictions could get longer and more annoying as the Trump administration this week considers banning large electronic devices, including laptops and tablets, on board flights...

A technician shows off the 3D visualization capabilities available in the Center for Innovation through Visualization and Simulation at Purdue University Northwest's Calumet Campus in Hammond.

Illinois, Indiana engineer a successful jobs program with Purdue Northwest

May 23, 2019 at 3:36 p.m.

When entrepreneur Nick Wilson realized how tough it was to find qualified engineers for his Cook County-based manufacturing company, he crossed the border to Indiana and did something about it....

Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos holds a copy of "Fluid Concepts and Creative Analogies" by Douglas Hofstadter, the first book sold online by Amazon.com, as he stands June 17, 2005 at the company's headquarters in Seattle.

Did you hear? Amazon is a local, global game-changer

May 23, 2019 at 3:35 p.m.

In the early days of Amazon, when it was primarily selling books online, company CEO Jeff Bezos met with a small group of Chicago-based business journalists, including myself. I recall...

Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs, seen here in 2014, supports legislation that would require life insurance companies to review records dating to 1996 and ensuring that death benefits have been paid to beneficiaries.

Grudge match: State treasurer vs. insurance firms

May 23, 2019 at 3:35 p.m.

A lively tussle is shaping up between a top Illinois official and the state's mighty insurance industry, and the Illinois General Assembly will pick the winner. At the center of...

The gluten-free aisle in the Whole Foods store at the Strack & Van Til store in Schererville, Ind., on Aug. 25, 2015. Central Grocers, which owns Strack & Van Til stores, says it is having trouble keeping up withgrowing customer cravings, such as "gourmet shopping experiences" and more natural, organic and gluten-free foods.

Central Grocers’ bankruptcy signals trouble for ‘dinosaur’ supermarkets

May 23, 2019 at 3:35 p.m.

There are a whole bunch of reasons why Central Grocers, a longtime area food store operator and wholesaler, recently filed for bankruptcy, but here's a big one: The traditional supermarket...

Airline executives, including United CEO Oscar Munoz (left), testify before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee about oversight of U.S. airline customer service in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill May 2, 2017 in Washington.

Flying doesn’t have to be this way. But will airlines act?

May 23, 2019 at 3:35 p.m.

Congressional hearings this week were supposed to probe United Airlines' recent passenger-dragging incident. Instead they turned into a Capitol Hill encounter group, reflecting the flying public's sky-high discontent with the...

Ken Griffin, the founder and CEO of Citadel, in this Nov. 5, 2014 photo, has joined President Donald Trump's professed openness to breaking up the big banks.

Ken Griffin favors busting up biggest banks. It’s worth a conversation

May 23, 2019 at 3:35 p.m.

Besides being superwealthy, what else do President Donald Trump and locally based hedge fund impresario Ken Griffin have in common? The answer is that each of these free market enthusiasts...

Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza speaks to the City Club of Chicago in Chicago on March 20, 2017. Recently Mendoza said that "without a budget, there will not be enough money to pay health care providers as we enter the lean summer months. Companies will go out of business. Clinics will close."

Illinois’ medical debt spiral injures people, economy

May 23, 2019 at 3:35 p.m.

When it comes to not paying its medical and insurance bills on time or in full, one of the biggest and baddest deadbeats around is our own state of Illinois....

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